Eso-SPONGE® – Endoluminal vacuum treatment in staple line failure and perforations of the upper GI tract

A 55-year-old male patient with squamous cell carcinoma of the distal third of the esophagus had undergone abdominothoracic esophagectomy with gastric conduit reconstruction and end-to-end esophagogastrostomy (manual suture) following neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy. On postoperative day 5, elevation of the infection markers was noted. Endoscopic follow-up examination revealed staple line failure affecting approximately one-quarter of the anastomotic circumference 25 cm from the dental arch. The leakage cavity behind it was visualized to a depth of about 8 cm. During the same examination, the first Eso-Sponge was inserted into the leakage cavity. The following video demonstrates the second Eso-SPONGE® replacement.